Miscreants harass a woman sexually

VARANASI: A woman was allegedly sexually assaulted after brutal beating by a band of miscreants who broke into her house in Ghamahapur village under Rohania police station on Wednesday afternoon. The woman was rushed to district hospital in an unconscious state.

According to reports, the 21-year-old woman was staying alone at her residence with her infant as her husband, brother-in-law and mother-in-law had gone to different places for works. In afternoon about five miscreants broke into her house. They tied the hands and legs of woman with clothes.

On hearing her cries the villagers ran towards her house. But before they could reach close the miscreants managed to escape. The woman was lying unconscious in her room. On receiving information police reached the incident site and rushed her to hospital. The motive behind attacking the woman could not become clear. Police were investigating the matter.

Labourer dies: Dwarika Prasad Gaur (52), a labourer of Milkichak village under Rohania police station died in mysterious circumstances at local railway crossing on Wednesday.

According to reports, Dwarika had left home after informing the family members that he was going to his workplace. After sometime his bicycle was found standing at a tea kiosk near Miliichak railway crossing while his body was recovered at some distance. He had died after coming under the wheels of moving train. Police were investigating the matter after sending the body for postmortem.